# Daily Episode 179 - Catabolic Collapse of Healthcare: Ebola

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Podcast: [Breaking Down: Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-down-collapse-1364764)
Published: 2026-05-26T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A new outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda is growing rapidly. Even from the time of recording this article to the day of releasing it, the death count has nearly doubled and known cases continue to climb, with some articles claiming that it's continually breaking containment. We take a look here at how catabolic collapse played a part in this outbreak and will likely continue to do in other disease outbreaks to come. Ebola outbreak live updates: WHO says deadly virus is spreading faster than they can stop it As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis? | Democracy Now! Former CDC Director Robert Redfield warns Ebola outbreak could become pandemic Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts | UN News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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